Hello, I'm 16 and pretty new here and I was wondering if anyone had a solution to what my problem is.

For 3 weeks I've had a persistent strange chest discomfort, which I thought was just a chest infection since I got it the same day that I got the cold but the latter cleared up over 2 weeks ago, with the former still there. I can't tell if it's heartburn, trapped wind or something to do with my lungs but my sternum does hurt to touch. It also comes and goes, and doesn't particularly feel painful, just either intense or barely noticeable. My throat can also burn a bit too. It doesn't feel better or worse at any particular time of the day and I don't have any trouble sleeping. It can also spread to my back, but only in a very small area and rarely last over a minute.

I have an appointment with my doctor in 3 weeks, but I just wanted to ease my mind a bit(hopefully) because worrying about it probably makes it worse.

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Acid reflux is down to LOW acid, NOT HIGH acid levels in stomachs as many think it is, we need good acid levels to break down our food, to enable food to go down through our system, food left hanging around in the gut and not breaking down causes gut issues.

rswx I have considered this, but by what else I've been feeling I didn't think it could be related. I'll keep it in mind though.

Coastwalker Again I have considered this, but I haven't looked much into it. I'll have a look around and see if your suggestions help

johnsmith This, however I haven't considered. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so I end up thinking the worse. This could be true, as I often get growing pains. I don't really have a gym teacher as such, but I'll ask the school nurse and see what they say.